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believing.

The act or process of having faith, trust, or confidence in.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɪˈliː.vɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/bɪˈli.vɪŋ/General-American/bi-/General-American/bə-/General-American
  1. The act or process of having faith, trust, or confidence in.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Belief.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English bilevinge, belewynge, equivalent to believe + -ing.

verb/bɪˈliː.vɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/bɪˈli.vɪŋ/General-American/bi-/General-American/bə-/General-American
  1. present participle and gerund of believe

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From Middle English bilevyng, belevand, bileveand, belefand, from Old English *belēfende, ġelīfende, ġelȳfende. Equivalent to believe + -ing.

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